WoW Forever Retribution Paladin build, the talents Retribution builds take

17,510 of the 43,049 Paladin builds with 41 or more points planned here (41%) lead in Retribution, since the Sep 24 patch (build 70009). That is more than any other Paladin tree. Protection (Prot) is the tank tree: judging Seal of Fury taunts for 4 sec. Holy is the healing tree, and 99% of the 11,792 builds with 41 or more points that lead in Holy take Holy Shock. Ret is short for Retribution. Every build below opens in the Paladin calculator.

Counted on 25 Oct 2026, recounted a few times a day.

• Retribution 41%
• Protection 32%
• Holy 27%

The most popular Retribution Paladin builds Holy / Protection / Retribution points

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   Retribution Paladin 8/8/35

   #1 of every Paladin build by what people did with it since the Sep 24 patch Holy 8 / Protection 8 / Retribution 35 2.5% of every Paladin share, save and link open since 13 Sep · shared 105 · saved 233 · opened 2,499 · across 145 close builds Maxes Divine Strength, Improved Seals, Toughness, Precision, Benediction, Improved Judgement and 12 more. Goes to Twist of Light (row 7).
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   Retribution Paladin 13/0/34

   #3 of every Paladin build by what people did with it since the Sep 24 patch Holy 13 / Protection 0 / Retribution 34 1.9% of every Paladin share, save and link open since 13 Sep · shared 98 · saved 277 · opened 1,705 · across 147 close builds Maxes Divine Strength, Divine Intellect, Improved Seals, Benediction, Improved Judgement, Holy Conduit and 10 more. Goes to Twist of Light (row 7).
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   Retribution Paladin 9/8/34

   #5 of every Paladin build by what people did with it since the Sep 24 patch Holy 9 / Protection 8 / Retribution 34 0.6% of every Paladin share, save and link open since 13 Sep · shared 43 · saved 76 · opened 575 · across 89 close builds Maxes Divine Strength, Improved Seals, Toughness, Precision, Benediction, Improved Judgement and 11 more. Goes to Twist of Light (row 7).
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The talents Retribution Paladin builds take

Of the 17,510 Paladin builds with 41 or more points that lead in Retribution, the share with a point in each talent:

In nearly every Retribution build, 90% or more: Sanctified Judgement 99%, Sacred Arbiter 97%, Conviction 95%, Vengeance 95% and Improved Judgement 92%.

In most, 50 to 89%: Champion of the Light 89%, Pursuit of Justice 85%, Benediction 84%, Seal of Command 77%, Two-Handed Weapon Specialization 69%, Vindication 62%, Holy Conduit 61% and Repentance 58%.

In some, 20 to 49%: Instrument of Law 33%, Twist of Light 33%, Deflection 30% and Eye for an Eye 29%.

From the other trees, 20% or more: Improved Seals 74%, Divine Intellect 65%, Divine Strength 61%, Reverence 45%, Holy Shock 44%, Divine Favor 41%, Voice of Truth 34%, Unyielding Faith 33%, Precision 32%, Spiritual Focus 31%, Purifying Power 27% and Toughness 27% and 2 more.

Leveling as Retribution, and the level 30 cap

40.5% of the 107,820 Paladin leveling orders recorded here between 18 Sep and 16 Oct 2026 lead in Retribution (43,647). The Retribution order starts with Benediction and Conviction from level 10, and its first 21 points are Benediction 5, Conviction 5, Improved Judgement 2, Seal of Command 1, Sanctified Judgement 3, Pursuit of Justice 2, Sacred Arbiter 1, Vindication 1 and Vengeance 1. Open those 21 points at level 30. Every bracket to 60 is on the Paladin leveling order.

At the level 30 cap, the most made 21-point Retribution build is 0/0/21: 6% of the level 30 Paladin builds counted between 1 and 16 Oct 2026 (26 people-days), maxing Benediction, Improved Judgement, Conviction, Sanctified Judgement, Seal of Command and Pursuit of Justice. Load it.

Questions

What is the most popular Retribution Paladin build in WoW Forever?

Retribution Paladin 8/8/35, #1 of every Paladin build by what people did with it since the Sep 24 patch. It holds 2.5% of every Paladin share, save and link open counted here since 13 Sep (shared 105, saved 233, opened 2,499). It maxes Divine Strength, Improved Seals, Toughness, Precision, Benediction, Improved Judgement and 12 more.

How many Paladin builds are Retribution?

17,510 of the 43,049 Paladin builds with 41 or more points planned here since the Sep 24 patch (build 70009) lead in Retribution, 41%, more than any other Paladin tree.

Which talents do Retribution Paladin builds take?

Nearly all of them (90% or more) take Sanctified Judgement (99%), Sacred Arbiter (97%), Conviction (95%), Vengeance (95%) and Improved Judgement (92%). Most (50 to 89%) take Champion of the Light (89%), Pursuit of Justice (85%), Benediction (84%), Seal of Command (77%), Two-Handed Weapon Specialization (69%) and Vindication (62%). Outside Retribution the most taken are Improved Seals (74%), Divine Intellect (65%) and Divine Strength (61%). Each build counted once.

What do Retribution Paladins take first while leveling?

The Retribution leveling order, 40.5% of 107,820 recorded Paladin orders, starts with Benediction and Conviction from level 10.

Is this a Retribution Paladin tier list?

No. It counts what people plan on this site, not how strong a build is. The count starts again when a beta build changes the Paladin trees.

The other Paladin specs: Holy Paladin and Protection Paladin. The rank (#) is among every Paladin build on the most popular Paladin builds; a share or a save weighs 5, a link open 3, making the build 2 and a view 1. Also for Paladins: the leveling order, every talent in words, what changed since Classic, the abilities, new and changed, the races and their racials, questions answered from the data, and the Paladin calculator.